Victorian Alps
| Victorian Alps | |
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| Victoria Alps, High Plains, High Country, The Alps | |
Mount Hotham, looking towards Mount Feathertop (2nd highest peak) in summer; during winter the alps are covered in snow.
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Bogong |
| Elevation | 1,986 m (6,516 ft) AHD |
| Coordinates | 36°43′56″S 147°18′21″E / 36.73222°S 147.30583°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) NE-SW (approx) |
| Width | 200 km (120 mi) E-W (approx) |
| Area | 5,199 km2 (2,007 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
 Victorian Alps
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| Country | Australia |
| State/Province | Victoria |
| Range coordinates | 36°44′S 147°18′E / 36.73°S 147.3°ECoordinates: 36°44′S 147°18′E / 36.73°S 147.3°E |
| Parent range | Great Dividing Range |
| Borders on | New South Wales |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Devonian |
| Type of rock | Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic |
The Victorian Alps, an extensive mountain range that forms the southern part of the Australian Alps located in the Australian state of Victoria, is part of the Great Dividing Range, an IBRA sub-bioregion of approximately 519,866 hectares (1,284,620 acres), and an administrative sub-region bordering the Gippsland and Hume regions.
Comprising the Bogong High Plains, Bowen Range, Cathedral Range, Cobberas Range, and numerous other smaller ranges, the Victorian Alps include the Alpine Shire, parts of the East Gippsland Shire, and some parts of the Mansfield Shire local government areas. The alps are sometimes called the High Plains or High Country,
The highest peak in the range is Mount Bogong at an elevation of 1,986 metres (6,516 ft) AHD, which is also the highest peak in Victoria.
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